Fantastic Journey to Oz (2017) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Urfin discovers magical powder growing among weeds in his garden. After trying to burn the weeds away, he accidentally knocks the powder onto a wooden puppet, which comes to life. The puppet reveals that the powder grants life-giving powers. Urfin uses this powder to animate a wooden puppet and later create an entire army of wooden soldiers, giving him the power to conquer Munchkinland and threaten the Emerald City.

Foreshadowing: Earlier in the film, Milena offers Urfin a trinket, hinting at his future ambitions for power and acceptance.

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• powers
• how he got magic

The silver slippers are magical artifacts that can transport their wearer between worlds. When Ellie discovers them in her room and puts them on, she is transported to the land of the Munchkins. Later, Urfin discovers from Gingema's book that wearing the slippers can grant the wearer's deepest wish, in Urfin's case, the desire to be loved by everyone. In the final battle, one slipper gets thrown at the robot and teleports it away, ending the threat.

Foreshadowing: The slippers appear at the very beginning of Ellie's journey, establishing their importance to both her arrival and departure.

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Milena gives Ellie a trinket with instructions to deliver it to Urfin Jus. This small object carries emotional significance, it is the same trinket Milena once offered to Urfin when they were children, which he declined. When Ellie finally shows the trinket to Urfin during the final battle, it rekindles his suppressed desire for acceptance and love, causing him to hesitate and contributing to his defeat.

Foreshadowing: The film's opening scene shows young Milena offering this trinket to young Urfin, who walks away without taking it.

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Urfin's motivation stems from a deep longing to be loved and accepted. When he reads Gingema's book, he learns that the silver slippers can grant his wish for universal adoration. This drives him to seize control of Emerald City and eventually use the slippers. His desire for power is ultimately a manifestation of his childhood insecurity, shown when he rejected Milena's trinket, rather than pure malice.

Foreshadowing: Young Urfin's rejection of Milena's trinket early in the film hints at his emotional walls and need for acceptance.

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• adoption

The fake Scarecrow is a wooden puppet created by Urfin's magic. When the real Scarecrow is captured by Ruf Bilan, Urfin sends the impostor to deceive the Tin Woodman. The imposter successfully tricks the Woodman into entering a jail cell, where he becomes trapped and forgotten. The fake Scarecrow later delivers the silver slippers to Urfin, playing a key role in his plan. After the battle, the puppet likely loses its magic as Urfin's powder supply runs out.

Foreshadowing: Urfin's army of wooden soldiers establishes that he can create sentient wooden beings.

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Ellie uses the magic of the silver slippers to destroy the robot. When the robot corners her cage, one of her slippers slips off. She throws the remaining slipper directly at the robot, and the slipper's magic teleports the robot to a random world, instantly neutralizing the threat. This moment also allows Ellie to finally activate the spell to return home.

Foreshadowing: The silver slippers' teleportation power was established when Ellie first arrived in Oz and later when Urfin attempted to use them.

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After the robot is defeated, Ellie attempts to cast the return spell using the silver slippers, but it doesn't work immediately. The crowd then begins singing the spell together, and Ellie's magic finally works, Dorothy finds her way home. The film implies that the combined belief and support of the Oz citizens helps power the magic, allowing her to return to her own world.

Foreshadowing: The slippers' established ability to transport between worlds sets up this resolution.

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The Tin Woodman arrives in Emerald City looking for his friends but encounters the fake Scarecrow. The impostor tricks him into believing he is the rightful king and leads him to a door, where the Woodman foolishly leaves his ax behind before stepping through. He immediately falls into a jail cell. When he tries to oil himself to escape, a fire sprinkler triggers and causes him to rust, erasing his memory of where he put his oil can.

Foreshadowing: The fake Scarecrow's deception was set up earlier when Ruf Bilan captured the real Scarecrow.

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Milena and Urfin knew each other as children, as shown in the film's opening. Milena offered Urfin a meaningful trinket, but he declined it and walked away, indicating he was already dismissive of emotional connections. Years later, adult Milena secretly guides Ellie's journey by giving her the trinket to deliver to Urfin. This suggests Milena has been watching Urfin's descent into villainy and hopes the trinket might awaken his lost humanity.

Foreshadowing: The opening scene establishes their childhood connection and foreshadows the trinket's role in Urfin's redemption.

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As the final battle progresses, the Scarecrow and his allies discover that Urfin's magical powder is nearly exhausted. This means his wooden army cannot be easily revived or maintained at full strength. When the robot is finally defeated and Urfin's power is broken, his creations likely lose their animation, explaining why the fake Scarecrow and soldiers no longer pose a threat after the battle.

Foreshadowing: The powder's discovery earlier in the film establishes it as the source of all Urfin's power.

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• urfin power

Ruf Bilan is a character who captures the Scarecrow with his own agenda. Unlike Urfin, Ruf wants to become the master of Urfin himself. He opens a gate that lets Urfin's army roam freely into his throne room and proposes renaming the town 'Urfinville' as a symbol of his planned dominion. He represents another would-be tyrant in the story, though his plans are ultimately undone as the heroes escape and the main battle unfolds.

Foreshadowing: Ruf Bilan's introduction as a captor establishes him as an obstacle separate from Urfin.

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